The Malayan flying fox is a true bat, and despite its vampire-like characteristics, it's a surprisingly shy species.

Bats get a bad rap, but once you look past the vampire lore and spooky Halloween vibes, they’re actually kind of adorable.

It is one of the deadliest pathogens known to infect humans. So far, Nipah outbreaks have been confined to South and Southeast Asia, but the fruit-bat vector is found in large geographical areas ...

Aaron Leanhardt, the former Michigan physics professor who got his PhD at MIT and was part of the Yankees organization for six-and-a-half years, had a simple question he was trying to answer when ...

NEW YORK – At least a couple Milwaukee Brewers are eager to try the type of bat that has caused such a stir early this season. It's believed Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm ...

L.J. Smith, the acclaimed author best known for creating 'The Vampire Diaries' series, passed away at the age of 66 on March 8, 2025, after a prolonged illness. Her contributions to young adult ...

That same year, Alloy Entertainment editor Elise Donner commissioned her to begin writingThe Vampire Diaries. The first three books in the series were published in 1991 by HarperCollins ...

The High Court has ruled that a report error concerning a bat located in a barn outside Ennis is not sufficient to halt contentious plans for a new 200MW €1.2 ...

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